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Enrollment
816
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC·NCES 480020914122
Southeast Elementary School
507 CRENSHAW RD, HOUSTON, TX 77034 · (713) 842-5555 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
691 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 27.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 53.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Elementary School this school | 816 | 84.7% | 46.9% |
| Larkspur Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 849 | 88.1% | 27.1% |
| Charles Q Murphree PK-8 EL PASO | 846 | 87.0% | 22.3% |
| McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School FARMERS BRANCH | 706 | 85.0% | 39.0% |
| Lively Elementary School IRVING | 794 | 83.4% | 24.3% |
| Gilbert F M Elementary School IRVING | 748 | 86.5% | 37.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Southeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,743 of 4,401 | #214 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,276 of 4,466 ▲ 222 | #160 of 625 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,306 of 4,466 ▲ 658 | #159 of 625 ▲ 95 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,903 of 3,998 | #296 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #393 of 4,938 | #122 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,566 of 4,622 | #480 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #3,733 of 4,628 | #549 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #1,585 of 4,789 | #357 of 671 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
816
+513 (+169%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 816 | 49.7 | 16.4:1 | 85% (691) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 45.3 | 17.2:1 | 85% (664) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 38.6 | 16.6:1 | 86% (551) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 75% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Elementary School.
About Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School is a large elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school's enrollment of 816 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 57% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC is made up of 24 schools with 19,573 students in all.
The large majority of students at Southeast Elementary School, 89%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 7% Black and 3% White. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Southeast Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
Federal data list 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Southeast Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.4:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 85% of students at Southeast Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Southeast Elementary School is +9.4 points: 46.9% actual, 37.5% predicted.
Harris County census figures show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The closest public school to Southeast Elementary School is YES Prep - Southeast, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Southeast Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Southeast Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Southeast Elementary School is run as a public charter school.
Southeast Elementary School reported 303 students in 2020-21 and 816 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
- YES Prep - SouthwestHigh · 1,060 students
- YES Prep - Brays OaksHigh · 1,051 students
- YES Prep - GulftonHigh · 1,039 students
- YES Prep - East EndHigh · 1,014 students
- YES Prep - NorthlineHigh · 1,004 students
- YES Prep - North CentralHigh · 1,002 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Southeast Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Southeast Elementary. Southeast Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 17.
- Southeast Elementary SchoolSWEETWATER, TX · 157 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 817 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny, IA · 585 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 562 students
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.KANSAS CITY, MO · 548 students
Nearby schools
- YES Prep - Southeast0.1 mi · 854
- Young Elementary School0.7 mi · 545
- South Houston High School0.9 mi · 2,185
- Miller Intermediate School0.9 mi · 780
- Earnesteen Milstead Middle School1.0 mi · 641
- Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena1.1 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Elementary SchoolHow large is Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast Elementary School enrolls approximately 816 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southeast Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southeast Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southeast Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southeast Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southeast Elementary School?
At Southeast Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast Elementary School is overseen by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.